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Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1560E_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1560E_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view1_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view1_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1560E_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1560E_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1560E_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1560E_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1560E_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1560E_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view2_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view2_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view3_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view3_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view4_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view4_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view5_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_view5_ICA.jpg)

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Bird

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Terracotta, pigment
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 313-642 C.E.
    PERIOD Late Antique Period (probably)
    DIMENSIONS 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1560E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Coptic. Bird, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_detail01_ICA.jpg)
    IMAGE detail, CUR.37.1560E_detail01_ICA.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), 2007
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    Coptic. <em>Bird</em>, 313-642 C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (11.5 x 6 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1560E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1560E_detail01_ICA.jpg)

    TAGS

    Bird
    Coptic
    Coptic Period
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    game
    New York Historical Society Collection
    painted
    Pottery
    Small

    TAGS

    Bird
    Coptic
    Coptic Period
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    game
    New York Historical Society Collection
    painted
    Pottery
    Small

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